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This Whimsical North Jersey Cafe Is Magnet For Local Celebs This Whimsical North Jersey Cafe Is Magnet For Local Celebs
This Whimsical North Jersey Cafe Is Magnet For Local Celebs A cafe recently opened by a DJ and his wife in North Jersey is attracting a bevy of local celebrities. Rapper Fetty Wap and former New Jersey "Real Housewife" Teresa Giudice were among two of the latest to visit Sugar Tree Cafe in Nutley — less than an hour apart last Saturday. "We’ve been having a few more celebrity sightings every weekend," Jack Bermeo told Daily Voice. "It’s bizarre because we sell coffee not booze. But the culture coffee experience is truly defined here." Bermeo and his wife, Sophia Sandoval, brought the "Instagram-worthy" coffee shop to Passaic Avenue last s…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Man Charged In Nutley Hugging Bandit Case Man Charged In Nutley Hugging Bandit Case
Man Charged In Nutley Hugging Bandit Case A Newburgh, New York man has been arrested in connection with the theft of jewelry from a 71-year-old man in Nutley in which the perpetrators used sleight-of-hand to distract the victim, police said.  On Aug. 11, a Chevy Tahoe pulled up next to the victim as he walked on Passaic Avenue. A number of people were in the vehicle, including a man who draped the victim in gold-replica rings and necklaces. A woman also hugged the victim before they drove off, taking with them jewelry from the victim worth about $1,000.  Using vehicle information from a rental agency, police identified Ov…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Arrest Made In Nutley Hugging Bandit Case UPDATE: Arrest Made In Nutley Hugging Bandit Case
Update: Arrest Made In Nutley Hugging Bandit Case UPDATE, Aug. 23: Police have made an arrest, but one suspect remains at large. Click here for more.  Original story:  A man walking down a street in Nutley Sunday apparently fell victim to a scam seen repeatedly across the country and increasingly in New Jersey in recent months. Nutley police say the victim was walking down Passaic Avenue when a silver Chevy Tahoe with two children and four older people inside pulled up alongside him. A male passenger asked the man if he spoke Spanish and placed gold-colored rings in the victim’s hand as a female wrapped gold chains around the vi…

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by Paul Milo